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Paraguayan here. Nice to see a good article talking about Yerba Mate. A nitpick on Tereré. Tereré is usually the ice-cold version of mate. You drink mate with
by sombragris 2y ago
Paraguayan here. Nice to see a good article talking about Yerba Mate.
A nitpick on Tereré. Tereré is usually the ice-cold version of mate. You drink mate with hot water, tereré with ice-cold water as a refreshment.
The practice of drinking it with fruit juice or some sweet beverage is mostly prevalent on northern Argentina. Here it is mostly viewed as a sacrilege. You drink your yerba mate, whether hot or cold, unsweetened (unless brewed as in cocido; in that case, sweetening it is accepted).
Tereré is something almost essential here in our scorching hot days. What a blessing!
In case you wonder, if you want to get an idea of yerba mate's taste, think green tea. They're not equal, of course, but there's some similarity.
- gota 2y agoParts of southern and central-western Brazil also drink Tereré ("Tererê") with fruit juice, most tipically lemonade, so I'd guess there may be some other places here and there in South America where that's also regionally true In those same regions a sort of sweetened hot mate drink is typically made for children. Do you have that in Paraguay? It's called "Mate-doce", and I'm pretty sure it's not related to what you described as "cocido", which I've never heard of and sounds like it prepares the leaves in a different way Does anyone have a 'recipe' for this cocido? I'm curious to check it out
- pelagicAustral 2y agoMate cocido is indeed a known concept, at least in southern Patagonia. It's a Mate infusion that is generally sweetened... I still do drink Mate Cocido every now and again...
- gota 2y agoThe way you describe it is similar to what I know of 'Mate-doce. From the parent post I got the impression it was something different in its preparation and I was curious to understand exactly if/how it differs
- pelagicAustral 2y agoAgree, sounds exactly the same... Also forgot to mention that you can indeed find Mate Cocido in individual bags: https://es.pampadirect.com/rosamonte-mate-cocido-yerba-mate-in-bags-box-of-25-bags/ https://es.pampadirect.com/rosamonte-mate-cocido-yerba-mate-...
- sombragris 2y ago> In those same regions a sort of sweetened hot mate drink is typically made for children. Do you have that in Paraguay? It's called "Mate-doce", and I'm pretty sure it's not related to what you described as "cocido", which I've never heard of We also have "mate dulce" but it's mate usually only in name. It's made with coconut and other stuff, but drank in a mate gourd. As far as I can tell (I'm no expert, never made or drank the stuff) it does not carry yerba mate at all.
- is_true 2y agoI'm drinking mate cocido right now. It's basically milk tea but with yerba mate instead of tea.
- sach1 2y agoMate cocido is just mate in tea bags, rather than the traditional preparation method. Sugar is prevalent but strictly speaking, optional (nobody is going to say it's not mate cocido if you don't take sweetener in yours). I know a few retired Argentine Navy guys who make their mate cocido in a coffee percolator. The horrors of war change a man in ways difficult for us civilians to understand.
- flobosg 2y ago> You drink your yerba mate, whether hot or cold, unsweetened What about adding additional herbs (yuyos) for flavoring? Not fully sure, but I have the impression that it is mostly a Paraguayan thing.